godsibling

English

Alternative forms

• god-sibling

Noun

godsibling (plural godsiblings)

1. A child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.
   • 2016, C. Lynn Carr, A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN:

     Ines described her first godfather as so controlling that he didn't permit his godchildren to talk with each other. She believed that he had coercive sexual relationships wth many of her godsiblings.

   • 2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, pages 247-248:

     To Eloghosa Osunde and Ann Daramola for reading and loving this book so early—thank you, godsiblings.

   • 2021 February 1, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, Feb 1, 2021:

     "I've got a dad! And a mom! And a sister! And a Susan, too! I've got a great family! I've even got a god-sibling now, and she's cool, too!"

Hyponyms

• godbrother
• godsister

Translations

Translations

Esperanto: baptogefrato Ido: baptofrato